Rosettes

Artist
Quilt

Cindy Smith
Flowers in the Garden

Kempenfelt Quilters Guild held their show November, 2009. Cindy Smith of Barrie ON won Viewers Choice for her quilt 'Flowers in the Garden'. Designed by Katherine McKim, inspired by EQ 5.

Donna Shaw
Woodland Creatures

Donna Shaw of the Orillia Quilters Guild, won the Viewer's Choice at the Simcoe County Quilt, Rug & Craft Fair in September 2009. It is the second year in a row that a member from the Orillia Guild took the prize. 'Woodland Creatures' was hand appliquéd.

Quilted by: Machine quilted by Jennifer Ricca.
Designed by: Rosemary Makhan

Thelma Pratte-Germain
Une fois suffit

Thelma a appelé sa courtepointe 'Une fois suffit' en référence aux nombreuses heures de travail, soit 640 environ, qu'elle a consacrées à son projet. Elle s'est inspirée d'une courtepointe de Fons et Porter en y apportant ses propres modifications.

Thelma entitled her quilt 'Une fois suffit', referring to the many work hours devoted to its completion, approximately 640 hours. She found her inspiration in a pattern by Fons & Porter with some modifications.

Brigitte Langevin
Joy

Brigette Langevin won the CQA/ACC Rosette for 'People's Choice' in the Creston Valley Quilt Guild 2009 Show held in Creston, BC in April 2009. Brigitte Langevin has been a very active member of our guild as vice president and is very involved in our community providing classes at the local community center and she participates in the embroidery guild as well. Brigette's quilt is truly a spectacular example of colour, expertise and the unique talents that she shows in all of her endeavors.

Quote: "I made this quilt for my husband's niece and called it 'Joy' because I had so much joy making this quilt and quilting every block in a different free motion design."

Mary Martens
Wild Flowers

Mary Martens won Viewer's Choice in FibreFest by the Almonte Quilters Guild in September 2009, in ON. Mary took a machine embroidery class at her favourite Shop 'Quilter's Dream' in Edmonton to learn how to use the embroidery functions on her machine.
Size 81"x102"
Pattern: 'Wild Flowers' by Smith Street Designs.

Claire Poirier
Les Etoiles

Mme Claire Poirier won the Candian coutepointe Rosette for 'Les Etoiles'. Size 89"x98". Claire has been quilting for five years with the Valley forts de L'Acadie, QC. She made this quilt as the block of the month on Planet Patchwork and completed in 2009.

Patty Laiss
Untitled

In March, 2010, The Central Alberta Quilters Guild held their annual show . Patty Laiss was presented with CQA/ACC rosette by Vice President, Kathy Strawson. The piece was a true winner! The detail and construction was a 110%!

Michelle Sneddon
Leatherwork

Pins & Pine Needles Quilt Guild held their 1st Annual Quilt show 'Bright and Beautiful'. Michelle Sneddon won Viewer's Choice for her quilt 'Leatherwork'. 90"x90" Michelle's quilt was sewn both by hand and machine with trupunto and piped binding. Quilting inspired by Ricky Timms. Pattern: Quilters Newsletter 2003, Designer: Helen Siegel.

Eileen McKee
Jazz Attacked

The Red Deer Quilt Guild held a show in 2009. Eileen McKee won the Viewer's Choice with "Jazz Attacked" 75" x 95". This lively quilt was made for her son who is a professional Jazz pianist. The quilt was satin stitched around all pieces and has 950 Swarovski Crystals on it. The quilt was beautifully quilted by Cheryl Whitten, also of Red Deer, Alberta.